to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
持
=
寺
+
扌
:
Charlie Chaplin brought his Buddhist shrine to the space station, but just inside the entrance he realizes that he didn't think of zero gravity as his shrine is about to float away. His only option at the moment is to grasp the shrine with two toy claws and manage it this way.
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)
主
=
丶
+
王
:
Julian Giant Squid is playing cards with Martin Luther King in the space station. It's Martin Luther King's turn, and he holds a petal leaf in his hand high above his head: it's his trump card, and on it depicted is the Lord himself.